Clinical evaluation of a computerized self-administered hearing test

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 606-610

  Kam, Anna Chi Shan ^a,b   Sung, John Ka Keung ^a,b   Lee, Tan ^b   Wong, Terence Ka Cheong ^a,b   Van Hasselt, Andrew ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Pure tone audiometry; Self administered

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863948257     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2012.688144     Document Type: Article

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